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Ravi Seneviratne denies social media claims on Easter Sunday attacks

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Ministry of Public Security has strongly rejected social media reports claiming that its Secretary, retired Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne, had stated India was behind the 2019 E... Read More


Monthly safety checks made mandatory for long-distance buses

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) has announced that buses operating on long-distance routes must undergo a quality inspection every month, with the inspection certificate r... Read More


UK signs $606 million deal to supply India with missiles

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Britain said on Oct 9 it had signed a £350 million (S$606 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening weapon... Read More


Man falls asleep during tree protest

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- A man who is said to be the Kalutara District Organiser of the Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya was rescued by Fire Department personnel after he fell asleep on top of a coconut tree which ... Read More


Main conspirator behind Easter Sunday attacks identified: Kariapper quotes Ravi Seneviratna

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) MP Nizam Kariapper said that Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security Ravi Seneviratna has revealed that the main conspirator behind the Easte... Read More


IGP trophy cadet camp wraps up in Kalutara

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The IGP Challenge Trophy National Cadet Camp, which began on October 4, will conclude with a vibrant closing ceremony tomorrow (10) at the Sri Lanka Police College Aluvihara Sport... Read More


Let's not give in to bigotry

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- It's strange how Sri Lankans fear any departure from what they are always used to. Take the protests mounted over this government's progressive attempt to introduce LGBTQ tourism ... Read More


Supporting the ban on corporal punishment of children

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- In July this year, the parliament took a historic step. It amended the Penal Code, banning all forms of corporal punishment inflicted on children. The government needs be apprecia... Read More


ARE WE LIVING IN MODERN TIMES, OR THE STONE AGE?

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- nyone who thought that the Aragalaya had buried the old humbuggery for good alongside the ousted old guard has been proven wrong. A disparate group of bedfellows, ranging from the... Read More


Lester and Ray:Two Masters with One Vision

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Two great filmmakers emerged from Sri Lanka and India three-quarters of a century ago - Lester James Peries and Sathyajit Ray. Both had a great deal in common, culturally speaking... Read More